Piscobamba District
Piscobamba District is one of eight districts of the province Mariscal Luzuriaga in Peru.[1]
Piscobamba
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Mariscal Luzuriaga |
| Capital | Piscobamba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Policarpio William Alvarez Vega |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.93 km2 (17.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,281 m (10,764 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,631 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 021301 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (74.84%) learnt to speak in childhood, 24.93% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que apredió hablar (in Spanish)
| Aija | |
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| Antonio Raymondi | |
| Asunción | |
| Bolognesi | |
| Carhuaz | |
| Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald | |
| Casma | |
| Corongo | |
| Huaraz | |
| Huari | |
| Huarmey | |
| Huaylas | |
| Mariscal Luzuriaga | |
| Ocros | |
| Pallasca | |
| Pomabamba | |
| Recuay | |
| Santa | |
| Sihuas | |
| Yungay | |
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